John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him -- until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to lead them out of the desert. He can't ride with them, but they must walk with him or die

“¡Sé un HOMBRE en la Guardia de la Ciudad! ¡La Guardia de la Ciudad necesita HOMBRES!” Hasta ahora, sin embargo, la Guardia Nocturna solo cuenta con el cabo Zanahoria (técnicamente un enano), el agente Cuddy (realmente un enano), el agente Detritus (un troll), la agente Angua (una mujer… la mayor parte del tiempo) y el cabo Nobbs (descalifica do de la carrera evolutiva por hacer trampas). Y necesitan toda la ayuda que puedan conseguir. Porque hay un asesino suelto en las calles, con un arma nueva y mortífera y, lo más peligroso, un PLAN para devolver a la ciudad de Ankh-Morpork su grandeza perdida. Además, el misterio debe resolverse antes del mediodía, cuando el capitán Vimes devolverá su placa y se casará con la mujer más rica de la ciudad. Comparado con lo que les viene ahora, acabar con aquel dragón que atacó la ciudad hace un tiempo resultó fácil, ¡enfrentarse a un ejército de enanos sería más fácil! Y si la tarea es incluso complicada para un cuerpo de vigilancia normal, para la Guardia Nocturna puede convertirse en un quebradero de cabeza… literalmente. Una espléndida novela de acción, misterio y humor, Hombres de armas es la decimoquinta entrega de la conocida serie Mundodisco

ANOTHER INSTANT COBEN BOLITAR CLASSIC' Michael J Fox For ten long years two boys have been missing. Now you think you've seen one of them. He's a young man. And he's in trouble. Do you approach him? Ask him to come home with you? And how can you be sure it's really him? You thought your search for the truth was over. It's only just begun

"A wonderful exercise in humanism. . [by] a prodigious and impressive storyteller". — Jakarta Globe An epic saga of "families and friends entangled in the cruel snare of history" (Time magazine), Home combines political repression and exile with a spicy mixture of love, family, and food, alternating between Paris and Jakarta in the time between Suharto's 1965 rise to power and downfall in 1998, further illuminating Indonesia's tragic twentieth-century history popularized by the Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing

Hundreds of thousands were enthralled by the luminous voice of John Ames in Gilead, Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer Prize — winning novel. Home is an entirely independent, deeply affecting novel that takes place concurrently in the same locale, this time in the household of Reverend Robert Boughton, Ames's closest friend. Glory Boughton, aged thirty-eight, has returned to Gilead to care for her dying father. Soon her brother, Jack — the prodigal son of the family, gone for twenty years — comes home too, looking for refuge and trying to make peace with a past littered with tormenting trouble and pain. Jack is one of the great characters in recent literature. A bad boy from childhood, an alcoholic who cannot hold a job, he is perpetually at odds with his surroundings and with his traditionalist father, though he remains Boughton’s most beloved child. Brilliant, lovable, and wayward, Jack forges an intense bond with Glory and engages painfully with Ames, his godfather and namesake. Home is a moving and healing book about families, family secrets, and the passing of the generations, about love and death and faith. It is Robinson's greatest work, an unforgettable embodiment of the deepest and most universal emotions

As a Debunker, Chess Putnam is used to investigating reports of suspected hauntings and sending ghosts back to the City of Eternity beneath the surface of the earth. What she isn't used to is having suburban housewives refusing to acknowledge the presence of ghosts in their homes. There are lots of reasons why someone might harbor a spirit, and none of them are good.   At least Chess has Terrible on her side.  But things are never as black and white as they seem, especially not when love is involved, and Chess finds herself making a decision she never thought she'd make

**One of . . . ** Huff Post **’s “10 Of The Most Anticipated Book Releases Of June 2020” •** Good Housekeeping **’s “The 35 Best Books of 2020 to Add to Your Reading List” •** Travel + Leisure **’s “20 Most Anticipated Summer 2020 Books” •** PopSugar **’s 17 Most Anticipated Summer Thrillers •** Working Mother **’s “The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2020” •** Newsweek **’s 20 most anticipated summer reads •** Publishers Weekly's " **Summer Reads 2020" •** BookPage **’s “2020 Most Anticipated Thrillers and Mysteries” • Today.com’s “16 highly anticipated summer reads” •** The Star Tribune **’s “Great Escapes” summer reads •** BookPage **'s "Private Eye July" In the latest thriller from **New York Times **bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls? ** *What was it like? Living in that house. * Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called *House of Horrors*. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling *The Amityville Horror* in popularity—and skepticism. Today, Maggie is a restorer of old homes and too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father's book. But she also doesn’t believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after her father's death, she returns to renovate the place to prepare it for sale. But her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the past, chronicled in *House of Horrors* , lurk in the shadows. And locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous thanks to ** Maggie’s father. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place filled with relics from another era that hint at a history of dark deeds. As Maggie experiences strange occurrences straight out of her father’s book, she starts to believe that what he wrote was more fact than fiction. Alternating between Maggie’s uneasy homecoming and chapters from her father’s book, *Home Before Dark* is the story of a house with long-buried secrets and a woman’s quest to uncover them—even if the truth is far more terrifying than any haunting. ** **Review** "Clever, twisty, and altogether spine-chilling. . . . [A] deliciously terrifying story. . . .You'll want to read this one after dark, ideally with the wind whistling in the eaves and a window banging somewhere just out of reach. But keep the light switch handy. You just might need it." **–Ruth Ware,** Book of the Month "What could be better than a haunted house with ghosts aplenty?  *Home Before Dark*  is equally superb and terrifying. Buckle up for a wild ride. This book should come with a warning not to be read after dark."  **–Mary Kubica,** New York Times **bestselling author of** The Other Mrs.   "Flawless pacing, a dexterous dual narrative, and character through the roof. But the biggest revelation to be found in  *Home Before Dark* is this: There’s nobody writing scarier books than Riley Sager is right now." **–Josh Malerman,** New York Times  **bestselling author of** Bird Box  **and** Malorie  "Houses breathe. Some have a heartbeat. None forget. Grabbing you from the first page, Riley Sager crafts a devilish plot, twisted timelines, and horrors that linger in this haunting thriller that needs to be on your reading list!" **–J.D. Barker, International Bestselling Author of** She Has A Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be * *"Part ghost story, part murder mystery, *Home Before Dark* is a nightmare ride of haunting terror and suspense. Dripping with atmosphere and danger, Baneberry Hall is the new Hill House. I couldn’t turn the last 100 pages fast enough." * * **–Richard Chizmar,** New York Times **bestselling author** * * “[An] outstanding supernatural thriller. . . . Sager, who makes the house a palpable, threatening presence, does a superb job of anticipating and undermining readers’ expectations. Haunted house fans will be in heaven.” * *–Publishers Weekly **, starred review** * *“The ghosts and poltergeist activity Sager conjures are truly chilling, and he does a masterful job of keeping readers guessing until the very end.” –Kirkus * * “For fans of the *Amityville Horror* story comes yet another breath-stealer from the hit machine Sager.” –Good Housekeeping **, “The 35 Best Books to Add to Your Reading List ASAP.” ** "Sager does a superb job of upsetting reader expectations in this horror thriller." –Publishers Weekly **, "Summer Reads 2020" ** "[ *Home Before Dark]* is set to deliver major goose bumps." –PopSugar ** **"King of thrillers, Sager returns with a pulse-pounding, goosebump-inducing tale of a woman who goes back to her childhood home—and the setting of a true horror story." ** **–Newsweek ** **“Another breathtaking hit from Sager, who’s proven himself a master at crafting new twists on classic horror tales.” –Booklist  ### **About the Author** *Home Before Dark* is the fourth thriller from Riley Sager, the pseudonym of an author who lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Riley's first novel,  *Final Girls* , was a national and international bestseller that has been published in more than two dozen countries and won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel. Sager's subsequent novels,  *The Last Time I Lied*  and  *Lock Every Door,*  were  *New York Times*  bestsellers

The heart of Friday Night Lights meets the emotional resonance and nostalgia of My So-Called Life in this utterly moving debut novel about tradition, family, love, and football. As the high school football coach in his small, rural Maryland town, Dean is a hero who reorganized the athletic program and brought the state championship to the community. When he married Nicole — the beloved, town sweetheart — he seemed to have it all — until his troubled wife committed suicide. Now, everything Dean thought he knew about his life and the people in it is thrown off kilter as Nicole’s death forces him to re-evaluate all of his relationships, including those with his team and his three children. Dean’s eleven-year old son Robbie is acting withdrawn, and running away from school to the local pizza parlor. Bry, who is only eight, is struggling to understand his mother’s untimely death. And nineteen-year- old Stephanie has just left for Swarthmore and is torn between her new identity as a rebellious and sophisticated college student, her responsibility towards her brothers, and feeling like she is still just a little girl who misses her mom. As Dean struggles to continue to lead his team to victory in light of his overwhelming personal loss, he must fix his fractured family — and himself. And what he discovers along the way is that he’ll never view the world in the same way again. Transporting you to the heart of small town America, Home Field is an unforgettable, poignant story about the pull of the past and the power of forgiveness

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma’s worst fears are confirmed. Then Eamonn enters the sisters’ lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to — or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz’s salvation? Suddenly, two families’ fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?

When his foxy professor/girlfriend kicks him out of her apartment, perennial college student Gene Barrett sets off on a road trip in search of a place he can call home. He ventures from Boston to Maine to Iowa City, ultimately making his way to the “last resort” of California’s Venice Beach. Experimenting with LSD, hash, and heroin, and encountering rock stars, draft dodgers, and natural food store proprietors living off the land, Gene zigzags through a cross-section of 1960s American counterculture. More than a freewheeling jaunt through the sixties, though,Home Freesheds light on the universal desire for love and belonging. Amidst the haze of drugs and free-loving hippies, Gene is forced to look inward and face his deeply human flaws—because eventually, his life will depend on it. With national bestselling author Dan Wakefield’s trademark fusion of gritty, journalistic prose and richly evocative language, Gene’s story is an engaging, somber meditation on self-awareness, responsibility, and growing up

The editors of the New York Times bestselling Death's Excellent Vacation bring home a new collection...with a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!  There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet or otherwordly portals in the attic. Now, for any homeowner who's ever wondered, "What's that creaking sound?" or fans of "how to" television who'd like a little unreality mixed in with their reality shows, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection of the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself.  Sookie Stackhouse resides in these pages, in a never-before-published story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. And New York Times bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, James Grady, Heather Graham, Melissa Marr, and nine other outstanding writers have constructed more frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake foundations and rattle readers' pipes

Jason Jacks is a sadistic serial killer, with a penchant for killing couples. Jaz and Edward Sullivan are newlyweds on holiday in Cornwall, staying in Ed’s old family home. Jason Jacks is just about the worst kind of house guest anyone could wish for. Because if he comes a-knockin’, then you’re as good as dead… This is extreme horror, as is everything by Sam West. It is for the most hardened horror fans only. (And even then, please proceed with caution.) Includes the first chapter of ‘Djinn’ at the end of the novella

Nero Wolfe again exposes a communist-murderer in a case both the FBI and the police try to keep hushed. Two female suspects smack it out in Wolfe’s office and one drunken woman pats him on the head after pouring scotch in his beer. The feds and cops try to raise hell when they learn that Wolfe offers to “bribe” a suspect

In Home Truths, Mavis Gallant draws us into the tricky labyrinth of human behaviour, while offering readers her unique, clear-eyed vision of Canadians both at home and abroad. Ranging in time and place from small-town Quebec during the Depression, to Geneva and Paris in the 1950s, to contemporary Vancouver Island, these stories explore the remorseless cruelty of children, the tensions that affect all families, the dangerous but endearing naïveté of young girls in love with Europe, and the terrible distances that divide people who love each other. And in the celebrated “Linnet Muir” stories, Gallant draws on her own experiences to portray a sensitive and alarmingly perceptive young girl growing up in Montreal in the 1930s and 1940s. Incisive, darkly humorous, and compassionate, Home Truths is a vibrant collection of stories from one of our finest writers

Humanity is coming home. Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have managed to create a sense of order amidst their wild, chaotic surroundings. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space. These new arrivals are the lucky ones-back on the Colony, the oxygen is almost gone-but after making it safely to Earth, GLASS's luck seems to be running out. CLARKE leads a rescue party to the crash site, ready to treat the wounded, but she can't stop thinking about her parents who may still be alive. Meanwhile, WELLS struggles to maintain his authority despite the presence of the Vice Chancellor and his armed guards, and BELLAMY must decide whether to face or flee the crimes he thought he'd left behind. It's time for the Hundred to come together and fight for the freedom they've found on Earth, or risk losing everything-and everyone-they love.  

Atlantis has returned to Earth. The team members have dispersed and are beginning new lives far from the dangers of the Pegasus galaxy. They think the adventure is over. They're wrong. With the help of General Jack O'Neill, Atlantis rises once more — and the former members of the expedition must decide whether to return with her to Pegasus or to remain safely on Earth in the new lives they enjoy… Picking up where the show's final season ended, STARGATE ATLANTIS Homecoming is the first in the exciting new STARGATE ATLANTIS Legacy series. These all new adventures take the Atlantis team back to the Pegasus galaxy where a terrible new enemy has emerged, an enemy that threatens their lives, their friendships — and the future of Earth itself. This book is a production of the InterWorld's Bookforge. http://interworldbookforge.blogspot.ru/. Follow for new books. http://politvopros.blogspot.ru/ — PQA: Political question and answer. The blog about russian and the world politics. http://auristian.livejournal.com/ — Interworld's political blog in LJ. https://vk.com/bookforge — community of Bookforge in VK. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Кузница-книг-InterWorldа/816942508355261?ref=aymt_homepage_panel — Bookforge's community in Facebook

«Homecoming» is a short story, published in the 2003 Legends II anthology. This is the tale of Carillion, a Jamaillian noblewoman and artist, exiled to the Rainwilds. This story is a prequel to the The Liveship Traders Trilogy, and explains the backstory of the Bingtown and Rain Wild Traders

Homecomings is the sixth in the Strangers and Brothers series and sequel to Time of Hope. This complete story in its own right follows Lewis Eliot's life through World War II. After his first wife's death his work at the Ministry assumes a larger role. It is not until his second marriage that Eliot is able to commit himself emotionally

Кибер-атака корейских войск уничтожила в США всю микроэлектронику. Коммуникации, оружие, защитные системы выведены из строя. Военные силы Америки разрознены, между частями нет связи. Как бороться, когда все разрушено и ничего не работает? Как взять себя в руки и помочь родной стране? Журналист Уокер понимает, что у него есть собственная миссия – он становится Голосом Свободы – сообщает по радио партизанам сведения о врагах. Враг ловит передачи Уокера и хочет задушить крепнущее партизанское движение. Голос Свободы не умолкнет!

Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in eighteenth-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and will live in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising children who will be sent abroad to be educated before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the empire. Esi, imprisoned beneath Effia in the Castle's women's dungeon and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, will be sold into slavery. Stretching from the wars of Ghana to slavery and the Civil War in America, from the coal mines in the American South to the Great Migration to twentieth-century Harlem, Yaa Gyasi's novel moves through histories and geographies

Drizzt the Dark Elf finds adventure, peril, and awesome magical power as he confronts the underground civilization of the evil race of Drow elves

Homer and Langley Collyer are brothers — the one blind and deeply intuitive, the other damaged into madness, or perhaps greatness, by mustard gas in the Great War. They live as recluses in their once grand Fifth Avenue mansion, scavenging the city streets for things they think they can use, hoarding the daily newspapers as research for Langley’s proposed dateless newspaper whose reportage will be as prophecy. Yet the epic events of the century play out in the lives of the two brothers — wars, political movements, technological advances — and even though they want nothing more than to shut out the world, history seems to pass through their cluttered house in the persons of immigrants, prostitutes, society women, government agents, gangsters, jazz musicians. . and their housebound lives are fraught with odyssean peril as they struggle to survive and create meaning for themselves. Brilliantly conceived, gorgeously written, this mesmerizing narrative, a free imaginative rendering of the lives of New York’s fabled Collyer brothers, is a family story with the resonance of myth, an astonishing masterwork unlike any that have come before from this great writer

Fifteen years earlier, doctors had warned that Homer—a tiny, sightless kitten—was unlikely to survive and probably wouldn’t have much of a life even if he did. Miraculously and against all the odds, however, Homer grew into a feline dynamo who scaled seven-foot bookcases with ease, saved his human mom’s life when he chased a late-night burglar from their apartment, and rose to global fame—paving the way for other special-needs animals once considered “unadoptable.” Now, only two weeks before Christmas, with doctors once again decreeing that Homer didn’t have much time—that he wouldn’t even make it to Christmas Eve—Homer showed everyone that he still had one more miracle left in him. The heroic blind cat proved again, once and for all, that hope and love aren’t things you see with your eyes. You see them with your heart. Humorous and heartwarming, Homer and the Holiday Miracle will leave you filled with the true spirit of the season. It’s the ideal stocking-stuffer for the cat lover on your list—and the perfect holiday treat for yourself. Read and rejoice!

Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens... The last thing Gwen Cooper wanted was another cat. She already had two, not to mention a phenomenally underpaying job and a recently broken heart. Then Gwen’s veterinarian called with a story about a three-week-old eyeless kitten who’d been abandoned. It was love at first sight. Everyone warned that Homer would always be an "underachiever," never as playful or independent as other cats. But the kitten nobody believed in quickly grew into a three-pound dynamo, a tiny daredevil with a giant heart who eagerly made friends with every human who crossed his path. Homer scaled seven-foot bookcases with ease and leapt five feet into the air to catch flies in mid-buzz. He survived being trapped alone for days after 9/11 in an apartment near the World Trade Center, and even saved Gwen’s life when he chased off an intruder who broke into their home in the middle of the night. But it was Homer’s unswerving loyalty, his infinite capacity for love, and his joy in the face of all obstacles that inspired Gwen daily and transformed her life. And by the time she met the man she would marry, she realized Homer had taught her the most important lesson of all: Love isn’t something you see with your eyes. Homer’s Odyssey is the once-in- a-lifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits—on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. By turns jubilant and moving, it’s a memoir for anybody who’s ever fallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet

The odds had always been stacked against Homer, the blind kitten nobody wanted. But destiny took a hand the day he met Gwen Cooper, and with the publication twelve years later of the international bestseller "Homer’s Odyssey," Homer went from beloved house cat to world-wide star. He became the scourge and darling of the reporters, photographers, videographers, bloggers, and radio hosts who clamored to meet him—dragging his hapless human behind him as he greeted fame with his usual joie de vivre and occasional “catitude.” He became a spokes- cat for the cause of special- needs animals everywhere, and eventually the wise older mentor to the new special- needs kitten who would enter his and Gwen’s lives. Most importantly, Homer taught those who loved him best how to live and die with courage and joy—and left behind a rescue community of “Homer’s Heroes” that continues to save countless lives in his name. By turns humorous and tender, this beautifully written, 115- page sequel concludes the adventures of Homer the Blind Wonder Cat—the fearless feline who proved that love isn’t something you see with your eyes, that even the smallest of creatures can make a big difference, and that true love lives forever

La lliada de Homero sigue cantando desde el fondo de los siglos. Canta cincuenta y un días del último año de una guerra que llevará, una década después, a la conquista y la destrucción de la ciudad de Troya. Canta a los dioses, hombres y héroes, memorables por su ira y por su ambición, por su audacia y por su astucia, por su venganza y su piedad, dentro de los limites de un campo de batalla eterno. Guiado por la idea de adaptar el texto para una lectura pública. Alessandro Baricco relee y rescribe la lliada de Homero, como si tuviéramos que devolver a Homero allí mismo, a la lliada. para contemplar uno de los más majestuosos paisajes de nuestro destino. Trabajando a partir de la traducción de María Grazia Ciani. construye con el material original un conceríato de veintiuna voces (la última es la de Demodoco, un aedo que, tras la estela de la Odisea y de otras fuentes, narra el final de Troya): los personajes homéricos son llamados a escena -dejando a los dioses en el fondo- para relatar, con una voz cercanísima a nosotros, su historia de pasiones y de sangre, su gran guerra, su gran aventura

Dave Barry is a staff writer for the Miami Herald, where he writes about such topics as politics, world affairs, and giant mutant crickets attacking villages in Peru. His weekly humor column appears in more than 120 newspapers, and his writing has appeared in a number of national magazines. In 1986 he won the American Association of Newspaper Editors’ Distinguished Writing Award for commentary. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, an event that confirmed the widely held view that western civilization is headed down the toilet. Barry lives with his wife, Beth, and son, Robby, in Coral Gables, Florida, in a house that is slowly getting worse

It is 1995 and Noa and Amir have decided to move in together. Noa is studying photography in Jerusalem and Amir is a psychology student in Tel Aviv, so they choose a tiny flat in a village in the hills, between the two cities. Their flat is separated from that of their landlords, Sima and Moshe Zakian, by a thin wall, but on each side we find a different home — and a different world. Homesick is a beautiful, clever and moving story about history, love, family and the true meaning of home

“One has only to read the first page of Guy Vanderhaeghe’s Homesick to see why his books have garnered him international awards…” – Regina Leader-Post “If great art is that which holds a mirror up to nature, as was once said, then Homesick is great art.” – Daily News (Halifax) “[Vanderhaeghe’s characters] lift themselves by pride and love from the ordinariness of their world.” – Ottawa Citizen “Vanderhaeghe has an unerring eye for the prairie landscape and a shrewd ear for the ironies of small-town conversation… He balances his dramatization of the cycle of life with exuberant storytelling…” – London Free Press “His stories and novels are character studies par excellence…” – Andreas Schroeder “Guy Vanderhaeghe writes about what he knows best: people, their sense of mortality, their difficulty in being good during a difficult time… The dialogue and the characters are eclectic and real.” – Vancouver Sun “Beautifully written… Vanderhaeghe writes in a spare, poetic prose that is deceptively simple. He uses his medium very effectively to capture both the icy harshness and the warmth of family life… Homesick is an unexpectedly powerful work… His extraordinary talents deserve wide recognition.” – Whig-Standard (Kingston) It is the summer of 1959, and in a prairie town in Saskatchewan, Alec Monkman waits for his estranged daughter to come home, with the grandson he has never seen. But this is an uneasy reunion. Fiercely independent, Vera has been on her own since running away at nineteen – first to the army, and then to Toronto. Now, for the sake of her young son, she must swallow her pride and return home after seventeen years. As the story gradually unfolds, the past confronts the present in unexpected ways as the silence surrounding Vera's brother is finally shattered and the truth behind Vera's long absence revealed. With its tenderness, humour, and vivid evocation of character and place, Homesick confirms Guy Vanderhaeghe's reputation as one of Canada's most engaging and accomplished storytellers

Tess Rogers grew up in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, but she always knew one thing to be true—one day six hundred acres of prime farmland would be hers. Then she discovers not even that truth can be counted on. Tess's stepfather has kept important secrets, and Tess's dream of breeding a line of organic dairy cows suddenly goes up in a burst of smoke and flame. R. Clayton Sutter is an expert at managing just about anything—money, businesses, and people. Getting NorthAm Fuel's newest shale refinery operational in the rolling hills of Upstate New York shouldn’t be much of a challenge, but then, she hadn't counted on dealing with vandalism, petitions, and a woman she’d never expected to see again—one who still haunts her dreams. When Tess and Clay square off on opposite sides of the heated debate, past and present collide in a battle of wills and unbidden desire

With his epic novels of alternate history, Harry Turtledove shares a stunning vision of what might have been—and what might still be—if one moment in history were changed. In the WorldWar and Colonization series, an ancient, highly advanced alien species found itself locked in a bitter struggle with a distant, rebellious planet—Earth. For those defending the Earth, this all-out war for survival supercharged human technology, made friends of foes, and turned allies into bitter enemies. For the aliens known as the Race, the conflict has yielded dire consequences. Mankind has developed nuclear technology years ahead of schedule, forcing the invaders to accept an uneasy truce with nations that possess the technology to defend themselves. But it is the Americans, with their primitive inventiveness, who discover a way to launch themselves through distant space—and reach the Race’s home planet itself. Now—in the twenty-first century—a few daring men and women embark upon a journey no human has made before. Warriors, diplomats, traitors, and exiles—the humans who arrive in the place called Home find themselves genuine strangers on a strange world, and at the center of a flash point with terrifying potential. For their arrival on the alien home world may drive the enemy to make the ultimate decision—to annihilate an entire planet, rather than allow the human contagion to spread. It may be that nothing can deter them from this course

Ryan Cawdor’s post holocaust odyssey across America is about to come full circle — Ryan Cawdor is going home. Forced away from Front Royal years earlier by a power-mad brother who had already committed fratricide, Ryan had roamed a devastated America searching out the small pockets of life where civilization was being reborn. Emerging from a gateway in the ruins of New York City, Ryan decides to put his own house in order — it’s time to avenge the deaths of his father and older brother. Accompanied by Krysty Wroth and J.B. Dix, Ryan Cawdor comes face to face with the harsh reality of post holocaust America. In the Deathlands, honor and fair play are words of the past. Vengeance is a word to live by

A mystery full of colorful characters (both two- and four-legged!), gorgeous country landscapes, timeless traditions, and the breathtaking thrill of the fox hunt, from the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Like a Fox. Amidst the revelry of the Christmas Hunt, mystery and intrigue abound... When the fanfare is interrupted by the discovery of a body, "Sister" Jane Arnold and her company of loyal hounds find themselves faced with a pressing task--to uncover who has killed a beloved club faithful. It's no help that the meddling, loathsome Victor Harris lurks in the shadows, weaseling his way back into the life of his disinherited daughter... As always, the gang must untangle the complex web of clues laid before them, and with Sister Jane at the helm, they will not rest until the truth is laid bare. Yet again, Rita Mae Brown shines, her signature flair sure to win over readers old and new

With an iron-clad defense, Ralph Smith still had to remain silent when his last mile came. For a murder he’d never committed had trapped him hopelessly in the steel jaws of homicide justice

murder is always a bestseller… first in the new bibliophile mystery series! The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn't be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration. With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless – and supposedly cursed – copy of Goethe's Faust for safekeeping. Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless – but attractive – British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice

Baltimore Sun reporter Simon spent a year tracking the homicide unit of his city's police, following the officers from crime scenes to interrogations to hospital emergency rooms. With empathy, psychological nuance, racy verbatim dialogue and razor-sharp prose, he offers a rare insider's look at the detective's tension-wracked world. Presiding over a score of sleuths is commander Gary D'Addario, "connoisseur of survival" who grapples with political intrigue, massive red tape and "red balls" (major, difficult cases). His detectives include Tom Pelligrini, obsessed with solving the rape-murder of an 11-year-old girl; Rich Garvey, whose "perfect year" is upset by a murder case that collapses in court; and black, cosmopolitan Harry Edgerton, a lone wolf, son of a jazz pianist. This hectic daily log reveals the detective's beat on Baltimore 's mean streets (234 murders in 1988) to be brutal, bureaucratic and, occasionally, mundane

The Hugo Award Winner–2003 Hominids examines two unique species of people. We are one of those species; the other is the Neanderthals of a parallel world where they became the dominant intelligence. The Neanderthal civilization has reached heights of culture and science comparable to our own, but with radically different history, society and philosophy. Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist, accidentally pierces the barrier between worlds and is transferred to our universe. Almost immediately recognized as a Neanderthal, but only much later as a scientist, he is quarantined and studied, alone and bewildered, a stranger in a strange land. But Ponter is also befriended—by a doctor and a physicist who share his questing intelligence, and especially by Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan, a woman with whom he develops a special rapport. Ponter’s partner, Adikor Huld, finds himself with a messy lab, a missing body, suspicious people all around and an explosive murder trial. How can he possibly prove his innocence when he has no idea what actually happened to Ponter?

Neandertalski fizyk Ponter Boddit, podczas eksperymentu z komputerem kwantowym przypadkiem przekracza barierę między wszechświatami i zostaje przeniesiony do naszego świata. Niemal natychmiast zostaje rozpoznany jako Neandertalczyk. Czuje się obcy w dziwnym dla niego świecie, nie potrafi porozumieć się z otoczeniem, a do tego musi przejść kwarantannę. Na szczęście znajduje kilkoro przyjaciół, w tym specjalistkę w dziedzinie genetyki, Kanadyjkę Mary Vaughan, kobietę, z którą zaczyna go łączyć szczególna więź. Tymczasem w świecie Pontera, jego partner, Adikor Huld, musi stawić czoło podejrzeniom o morderstwo. Jak ma dowieść własnej niewinności, skoro nie wie, co się stało z jego przyjacielem?

Максим Фельдман исследует феномен дружбы в жизни современного делового человека, объясняя, почему в эпоху прагматизма и деловых связей искренние отношения становятся редкостью. Автор противопоставляет два человеческих архетипа – Homo Economicus (человек, ориентированный на выгоду) и Homo Amicus (человек, ценящий бескорыстную дружбу), показывая, как отсутствие дружеских связей влияет на успех в бизнесе и карьере, отношения в браке, психологическое здоровье и даже продолжительность жизни. Культ материального процветания, захватил нас 35–40 лет назад. В погоне за карьерой и успехом мы часто забываем о самом важном – настоящей дружбе. В книге поднимаются такие вопросы как: почему даже самая крепкая семья не заменит близкого друга, как предприниматели дружат – и какую фатальную ошибку они совершают, почему старый друг не всегда лучше новых двух, прав ли был Рокфеллер, в своем рецепте дружбы и можно ли научиться дружить во взрослом возрасте?? Автор объясняет, почему дружба важна не меньше, чем бизнес-стратегия, и как она влияет на наше психологическое и даже физическое состояние, опираясь на научные исследования по социологии, психологии и нейробиологии, а также размышления великих мыслителей и реальные кейсы предпринимателей и всемирно известных бизнесменов. Практические рекомендации помогут читателю осмыслить свою социальную жизнь и развить навыки построения крепкой личной дружбы и культуры товарищества в бизнесе и на работе. Вера в настоящую дружбу осталась в нашей юности не только потому, что мы повзрослели и огрубели, но и вследствие сильнейших изменений в обществе. Зачем читать • Переосмыслить роль дружбы в отношениях с партнерами, коллегами, сотрудниками и клиентами. • Наполнить свою жизнь глубокими, искренними и поддерживающими отношениями. • Настоящая дружба – это навык и его можно осознанно развивать, даже если кажется, что это невозможно. • Проанализировать свое окружение и научиться дружить даже во взрослом возрасте. Человек существует только в межличностном диалоге, если у нас нет настоящего друга – alter ego, или «другого я», – то нет и нас самих. Особенности Это не просто книга о дружбе – это анализ того, как меняются социальные связи в современном мире. Максим Фельдман разбирает дружбу не с точки зрения банальной сентиментальности, а как ключевой фактор личного и профессионального успеха. Автор продвигает мысль о том, что дружба – невероятно мощный источник смыслов, столь востребованных современным человеком. Трудно даже представить, сколько энергии почерпнет деловой человек, если найдет друга, которого ищет. Для кого Книга написана для зрелых профессионалов, предпринимателей и управленцев – тех, кто привык строить стратегические связи, но хочет научиться выстраивать искренние отношения, для всех, кто чувствует одиночество, и тех, кто устал от поверхностных связей и хотел бы обрести настоящую, осмысленную дружбу

Эта книга названа "Homo amphibolos" — человек двусмысленный. Исследуя генетическую природу психологических феноменов человеческого сознания и кардинальных категорий культуры, авторы выстраивают принципиально новую гипотезу, объясняющую происхождение человека и архаические истоки его сознания

Jakub Wędrowycz polską odpowiedzią na Conana Barbarzyńcę. \- Andriej Bielanin Że bimbrownik, degenerat i społeczny pasożyt? A kto ochronił ludzkość przed Golemem i skrzyżowaniem wąglika z chorobą wściekłych krów? Dzięki komu doszło do obrad Okrągłego Stołu? Kto niby w 1948. uratował Świętego Mikołaja przed komunistami? Wędrowycz żywi, poi, ubiera, Wędrowycz nigdy nie umiera. Właśnie rusza na podbój stolicy

Древние мыслители и современные авторы, психологи и философы, политики правых и левых взглядов сходятся в том, что человек по своей природе плох. Нам твердят, что мы, люди, эгоистичны и руководствуемся в первую очередь личными интересами. Но что, если это не так? Рутгер Брегман предлагает взглянуть на человеческую историю по-новому. Он показывает, что мы запрограммированы на доброту, ориентированы на сотрудничество и более склонны доверять окружающим, чем относиться друг к другу с подозрением. И этот инстинкт имеет прочную эволюционную основу, заложенную на ранних этапах эволюции Homo sapiens. Брегман приводит реальную историю, опровергающую идею «Повелителя мух», рассказывает о фабрикации громких психологических экспериментов, о двух братьях-близнецах, которые, несмотря на разницу во взглядах, помогли предотвратить гражданскую войну… Он утверждает, что вера в человеческую щедрость и стремление к сотрудничеству – это не оптимизм, а адекватное восприятие реальности, и доказывает это, приводя убедительные аргументы и используя свой талант рассказчика

В настоящую книгу вошли статьи писателя, культуролога, киноведа Льва Наумова, написанные в период с 2012-го по 2020 год и посвященные вопросам кино. Издание также включает избранные интервью автора с выдающимися деятелями киноискусства, взятые в рамках мастер-классов и встреч в ходе Международного кинофестиваля «ArtoDocs»

Это роман о современной России. Основное действие разворачивается в провинциальном городе на фоне кампании по выборам депутатов Государственной Думы. Один из двух главных героев, преуспевающий московский политтехнолог, работает на кандидата – богатого бизнесмена, близкого к криминальному миру. Чтобы гарантировать ему победу, политтехнолог придумывает хитрый ход, вовлекая в качестве подставного игрока малоизвестного начальника цеха местного завода, коммуниста-ортодокса. Но авантюра заканчивается не так безобидно, как на то рассчитывал политтехнолог: начальник цеха в непривычных условиях проявляет себя как яркая личность и быстро становится лидером предвыборной гонки. Он уже видит себя депутатом Государственной Думы, когда политтехнолог требует от него сняться с выборов. Все заканчивается весьма драматично

В своей первой книге, ставшей всемирной сенсацией «Sapiens. Краткая история человечества», Юваль Харари рассказал, как Человек Разумный пришел к господству над нашей планетой. «Homo Deus» является своего рода продолжением темы – это попытка заглянуть в будущее. Что произойдет, когда Google и Facebook будут лучше, чем мы сами, знать наши вкусы, личные симпатии и политические предпочтения? Что будут делать миллиарды людей, вытесненных компьютерами с рынка труда и образовавших новый, бесполезный класс? Как воспримут религии генную инженерию? Каковы будут последствия перехода полномочий и компетенций от живых людей к сетевым алгоритмам? Что должен предпринять человек, чтобы защитить планету от своей же разрушительной силы?.. Главное сейчас, полагает Харари, – осознать, что мы находимся на перепутье, и понять, куда ведут пути, простирающиеся перед нами. Мы не в силах остановить ход истории, но можем выбрать направление движения